Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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An underwater forest off the coast of Alabama that is 50,000 years old was uncovered by Hurricane Katrina.
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Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
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